The Supreme Court of India has made only a few decisions on copyright law in the past 72 years. They have answered some questions clearly, but others remain open. The Court has not challenged the validity of The Copyright Act, 1957, and has shown respect for legislative decisions. Only a few cases have reached the Supreme Court, with no dissenting opinions. The Court has unanimously addressed copyright law questions, with some principles left ambiguous. The goal of the paper is to extract the key principles of copyright law as declared by the Supreme Court over the years.